Playing in the pool at the “Velvær på Selvær” festival, Summer 2021. Photography by Marthe Thu.

Playing in the pool at the “Velvær på Selvær” festival, Summer 2021. Photography by Marthe Thu.

 
 

Racing Heart was formed in Brooklyn in 2010, the heart child of Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn, aided by friends and fellow musicians Justin Lee Keller and Kendall Eddy. Two years later To Walk Beside that Ghost was released on Movemountains Records, with drummer Anthony LaMarca from The War on Drugs and St. Vincent joining them in the studio. In 2016 Racing Heart teamed up with Misra Records in Pittsburgh and finished their sophomore effort What Comes After, produced by Hanne Hukkelberg, featuring Jenny Hval on additional vocals and songwriting, with the creative drumming of Martin Langlie (Susanne Sundfør, Pantha du Prince) propelling it all forward.

A third album is in the works, with studio recording happening this year and an album release slated for early 2025.

Contact me at mail@racingheartmusic.com

 
 

Racing heart records

What Comes After (2016)

What Comes After (2016)

To Walk Beside that Ghost (2012)

To Walk Beside that Ghost (2012)

Interim EP (2010)

Interim EP (2010)


Upcoming Shows

Previous Shows

2024

Thur 21/11/24 @ 6pm - acoustic pre-release show at Prismatic Pages, Oslo, Norway

Sun 19/5/24 @ 9pm - House concert, Vestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway

2023

Sat 2/9/23 @ 8pm - Plexival Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark

2022

Thur 24/3/22 @ 5pm - Playing with Sankung Jobarteh at the Authenticity and Cultural Identity event. PRIO, Oslo, Norway

2021

Sun 26/9/21 @ 1pm - Torshov Park Pavilion, Oslo, Norway

Sat 31/8/21 @ 12am - The Velvær på Selvær Festival, Selvær, Norway

2016

Sun 11/20/16 @ 8pm - The Cake Shop, NYC, NY

Sat 11/19/16 @ 8pm - House Concert, Philadelphia, PA

Sat 11/12/16 @ 7pm - The Brillo Box, Pittsburgh, PA

Fri 11/11/16 @ 7pm -  House Concert, Youngstown, OH

Sat 11/5/16 @ 7pm - The Listing Loon, Cincinnati, OH

Sat 10/29/16 @ 8pm - Gallery K, Louisville, KY

Fri 10/28/16 @ 8pm - The Comet, Cincinnati, OH

Fri 10/21/16 @ 8pm - Pete's Candy Store, NYC, NY

Thur 10/20/16 @ 12pm - The Milky Way, Boston, MA

Fri 10/7/16 @ 9pm - Galleri NOK, Bodø, Norway

Fri 9/30/16 @ 11pm - Landmark, Bergen, Norway

Thur 9/22/16 @ 8pm - Kampen Bistro, Oslo, Norway

Thur 8/25/16 @ 8pm - Fuglen, Oslo, Norway

Sat 6/25/16 @ 4pm - Sofienberg gate festival (Street festival), Oslo, Norway

 

2014

Thur 8/22/14 @ 7pm - Mathallen in Oslo, Norway (Kooperativet opening party)

 

2013

Thur 5/23/13 @ 8pm - Muchmore's in Wburg, NY. Presented by Superglorious

Sun 3/24 @ 830pm - Cameo Gallery, NYC, NY (w. Sandra Kolstad)

Wed 3/6 @ 8pm - House concert in Wburg (email for details)

Thur 1/24 @ 10pm - The Paper Box, NYC, NY

Sat 1/19 @ 1030pm - Beba do Samba, Roma, Italy

Thur 1/18 @ 9pm - Bar Senza Nome, Bologna, Italy

 

2012

Tues 12/18 @ 9pm - Familien, Trondheim, Norway

Fri 11/23 @ 9pm - Pete's Candy Store, Wburg, NY

Fri 11/2 @ 9pm - The Paper Box, NYC, NY

Mon 10/1 @ 3pm - Daytrotter performance streamed live - Rock Island, IL

Sun 9/30 @ 9pm - Dragonfly Lounge, Madison, WI

Sat 9/29 @ 10pm - Club Garibaldi's, Milwaukee, WI

Fri 9/28 @ 9pm - Jerry's Wicker Park, Chicago, IL

Wed 9/19 @ 10pm - Cake Shop, NYC, NY

Thur 8/30 @ 8pm - Bøker og Børst, Stavanger, Norway

Tues 8/7 @ 7pm - Youngstorget as part of the Øya Festival, Oslo, Norway

Sat 8/4 @ 730pm - Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA

Fri 8/3 house concert in Portland, OR (email for details)

Thur 8/2 house concert Vacaville, CA (email for details)

Wed 8/1 @ 6pm - El Rio, SF, CA

Tues 7/31 @ 8pm - Silverlake Lounge, LA, CA

Sun 7/29 @ 8pm - Metronome Coffee, Tacoma, WA

Sat 7/28 @ 9pm - The Waypost, Portland, OR

Fri 7/27 @ 9pm - Rogue and Peasant, Seattle, WA

Sun 7/22 @ 11pm - Rockwood Music Hall, NYC, NY

Sat June 23rd @ 8pm, house concert in Wburg (email for details)

Wed June 20th @ 9pm, K and M Bar - NYC, NY 

Fri June 8th @ 10pm, Sycamore - NYC, NY (w. Saredren Wells)

Sat May 19th @ 8pm Bing Arts Center - Springfield, MA

Fri May 18th @ 8pm Gallery 263 - Boston, MA

Thur May 17th @ 9pm, The Space - New Haven, CT

Wed May 16th @ 8pm The Monkey House - Winooski, VT

Thur May 10th @ 10pm, Union Hall - NYC, NY (NYC record release party!)

Fri March 16th @ 6pm, Rockwood Music Hall -  NYC, USA

Mon Feb 27th @ 8pm, Sound of Mu - Oslo, Norway (with Kim Myhr)

Sat Feb 25th @ 9pm, Kvarteret - Bergen, Norway (support for Team Me)

Thur Feb 23rd @ 9pm, Internasjonalen - Oslo, Norway (record release party!)

Fri Feb 17th @ 8pm House concert - Dog House, NYC, NY

 

2011

Wed Dec 21st @ Union Hall, NYC, NY

 

2010

Wed Nov 17th @ Pete's Candy Store, NYC, NY